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Dr. Harvey Moldofsky: Children may learn language of disease from an anxious parent, says Toronto Western Hospital chief psychiatrist.
Dr. Harvey Moldofsky: Children may learn language of disease from an anxious parent, says Toronto Western Hospital chief psychiatrist.

Dr. Harvey Moldofsky: Children may learn language of disease from an anxious parent, says Toronto Western Hospital chief psychiatrist.

Date1/18/1980
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Disturbing Ailment: Dr. Harvey Moldofsky often sees patients with restless legs syndrome at Toronto Western Hospital's sleep disorders clinic.
Disturbing Ailment: Dr. Harvey Moldofsky often sees patients with restless legs syndrome at Toronto Western Hospital's sleep disorders clinic.
11/16/1989
Eye operation: Eye surgeon Dr. Lionel Chisholm of Toronto Western Hospital says a research clinic here would provide a centre where he and other doctors could share information on eye treatment techniques with researchers. Because there is no eye research institute in Canada, those with disease or injures often travel to the U.S., the site of the nearest eye centres.
Eye operation: Eye surgeon Dr. Lionel Chisholm of Toronto Western Hospital says a research clinic here would provide a centre where he and other doctors could share information on eye treatment techniques with researchers. Because there is no eye research institute in Canada, those with disease or injures often travel to the U.S., the site of the nearest eye centres.
2/4/1986
Thousands of prisoners who died at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp during World War II weren't deliberately starved to death but died from a rash of diseases, according to a psychiatrist who was there in 1945. Russell William Barton, 61, of Rochester, N.Y., said that when he entered the camp on May 2, 1945, he had heard and believed that prisoners were deliberately starved to death by the Nazis.
Thousands of prisoners who died at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp during World War II weren't deliberately starved to death but died from a rash of diseases, according to a psychiatrist who was there in 1945. Russell William Barton, 61, of Rochester, N.Y., said that when he entered the camp on May 2, 1945, he had heard and believed that prisoners were deliberately starved to death by the Nazis.
2/7/1985
Medical students can experiment and practise more effectively on computers and robots than on animals, a Washington physician says. Dr. Neal Barnard, 34, a psychiatrist who founded the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1984, told a seminar yesterday at a Toronto hospital that the medical community must weigh the interests of the animals before using them.
Medical students can experiment and practise more effectively on computers and robots than on animals, a Washington physician says. Dr. Neal Barnard, 34, a psychiatrist who founded the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1984, told a seminar yesterday at a Toronto hospital that the medical community must weigh the interests of the animals before using them.
10/8/1987
Tragic aftermath: Bramalea teenager Jack Riley, 17, a quadriplegic after he broke his neck during a highschool rugby game last May, is visited in the intensive-care unit of Toronto Western Hospital by his parents
Tragic aftermath: Bramalea teenager Jack Riley, 17, a quadriplegic after he broke his neck during a highschool rugby game last May, is visited in the intensive-care unit of Toronto Western Hospital by his parents
2/6/1987
Lignin researchers: Dr. Steven Strasberg and Ruth Kaye of Toronto Western Hospital have been working for four years to find a non-surgical treatment or prevention ofr gallstones. Stasberg says women seem to be more susceptible to them because of hormonal differenes.
Lignin researchers: Dr. Steven Strasberg and Ruth Kaye of Toronto Western Hospital have been working for four years to find a non-surgical treatment or prevention ofr gallstones. Stasberg says women seem to be more susceptible to them because of hormonal differenes.
7/14/1981
Dr. Don McCulloch. Psychiatrists are chauvinistic, he says
Dr. Don McCulloch. Psychiatrists are chauvinistic, he says
2/20/1970
Not substantiated: Dr. Glenn Bartlett, chief of staff at East General, says most of the allegations about health care at the hospital made by Dr. Morton Shulman aren't substantiated in yesterday's critical report on the hospital.
Not substantiated: Dr. Glenn Bartlett, chief of staff at East General, says most of the allegations about health care at the hospital made by Dr. Morton Shulman aren't substantiated in yesterday's critical report on the hospital.
6/15/1981
Finding a cure?: Dr. P. Canham of the University of Western Ontario is able to research factors that cause coronar artery disease with a Foundation grant.
Finding a cure?: Dr. P. Canham of the University of Western Ontario is able to research factors that cause coronar artery disease with a Foundation grant.
7/7/1991
Michael Barrett, Chairman of the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada, here with his wife, Ann, and children, Heather and Andrea, says parents may have reservations about sex book Show Me, but they should be able to decide for themselves if it is appropriate.
Michael Barrett, Chairman of the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada, here with his wife, Ann, and children, Heather and Andrea, says parents may have reservations about sex book Show Me, but they should be able to decide for themselves if it is appropriate.
7/28/1975
Fellne family: Cats are eveywhere in their North York hom and that's the way Harvey and Lorraine Crock ford like it. But aftr a complaint from a neighbor, thy fear the city will make them get rid of their cats. thy're whole life. They're our children. Mrs. Crockford says. Coupl plead to keep 41 cats
Fellne family: Cats are eveywhere in their North York hom and that's the way Harvey and Lorraine Crock ford like it. But aftr a complaint from a neighbor, thy fear the city will make them get rid of their cats. thy're whole life. They're our children. Mrs. Crockford says. Coupl plead to keep 41 cats
2/22/1984
Doctor's house: Toronto Western Hospital has given Dr. Robert Stone an interest-free $150,000 mortgage for this house in Mississauga. Angry hospital employees say it is a misuse of hospital funds. Last year, the debt-ridden hospital exceeded its $85 million budget by $5 million.
Doctor's house: Toronto Western Hospital has given Dr. Robert Stone an interest-free $150,000 mortgage for this house in Mississauga. Angry hospital employees say it is a misuse of hospital funds. Last year, the debt-ridden hospital exceeded its $85 million budget by $5 million.
7/6/1984